全国2011年1月自学考试高级英语试题

1、全国2011年1月自学考试高级英语试题课程代码：00600请将答案填在答题纸相应地点上，所有题目用英文作答（英译汉题目除外）I.Thefollowingparagraphsaretakenfromthetextbooks,followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoY.ChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.(25points,1p

2、ointforeach)anyformofeuthanasiaforalongtimetocome.Oppositionis2anuninterruptedrecentlibertariantraditionhavelesstofearfrom5todiscussit,theyusherinsomethingworse.Wewatchedwhileprideallowedunimportantbattlestobe6intothemostimportantstandsofthewarbecausewecouldnt7andwecouldntretreatandbecauseitdidntmat

3、terhowmanyAmerican8wereprovidedtoprovethatpoint.Nowwearetoldthatwehaveto9quietlywhiletheAmericanlivesarelostsothatwecanexercisethe10arroganceofVietnamizingtheVietnamese.Newspapershavetwogreatadvantages11television.Theycanbeusedbymenasbarriers12theirwives.Itisstilltheonlyeffectivescreenagainstthemorn

4、ingfeaturesofthelovedone,and,assuch,performsauniquehuman13.Thesecondadvantageisthatyoucantlinea14pailwithatelevisionsetitsusuallytheotherway15.ItisonlylatelythatIhavefoundhowmuchscienceofgeneticsis16.Agronomistsandthelikehavetakento17allsortsofvegetablesandfruitschangingtheir18nature.Thissoundswonde

5、rfulandoftenis19.Forthescientistshavenotasaruletakenany20whatsoeverinthetasteofthethingstheyvetamperedwith!MyownlackofshameintheriotingthentakingplaceinAmerica21me.Inonesense,Iwasthe22oftheghettochildwhothroughhardworkandinitiativewas23himselftowardabetterlife.Iwasthe24,theexception.Itwasmylifethatw

6、ashelduptoWattsyouthto25.Eachofthefollowingsentencesisgivenfourchoicesofwordsorexpressions.ChoosetherightonetocompletethesentenceandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.(15points,1pointforeach)第1页26.Theseargumentshaveneverbeen_accepted.A.amplyB.drasticallyC.perpetuallyD.universallyIttakesthe

7、mostcool-headedandgood-temperedofdriverstoresistthetemptationtorevengewhensubjectedto_behavior.C.unsatisfiedD.uncommon28.Theemergencyservicessaiditwas_thatnoonewasseriouslyinjuredintheaircrash.C.ridiculousD.relentlessBanks_receivemoneyfromtheircustomersintwodistinctforms:oncurrentaccount,andondeposi

8、taccount.A.formallyB.narrowly30.Therecessionhas_somanyfirmsthatmanycannolongersurvive.C.decreasedD.reduced31.Inscience,atheoryisareasonable_ofobservedevents.A.explanationB.excavationChildrendonotlearnwhatitistoloseandwill_violencetoreleasetheirdisappointment.A.refertoB.attributetoC.pointtoD.resortto

9、33.Asincere_islikethesunshinewhichcanboostourmorale.34.Hewasarrestedwhenhis_schemetoevadetaxescametolight.A.fakeB.fraudulentC.falseD.foreign35.Thisoldroomhasnotbeenmuchinuseoflate.Nowonderithassucha_appearance.A.vulgar.B.fancyC.shabbyD.cheap第2页36.Thatlittleboywassonaughtythathetriedto_feathersfromac

10、hicken.A.flickB.twistC.pluckD.toss37.Thetaskofateacher_patienceandconscientiousness.A.commandsB.demandsC.amendsD.mends38.Shegaveusunfailing_andbecameanessentialpartofourfamily.A.devotionB.inspectionC.explorationD.indication39.Asweweresayinggoodbye,thetrainstartedwitha_.A.shakeB.shiverC.trembleD.jerk

11、40.Parentsshouldattachimportancetotheirchildrens_fromadolescencetoadulthood.A.permissionB.positionC.transmissionD.transitionReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceedingthreeitemsIII,IV,V.WhyICametoCollege(1)WhyhaveIchosentoattendcollege?Ihaveputthisquestiontomyselfatmanytimesandinvarious

12、formsduringthepastthreeandahalfmonthswhichhaveconstitutedthefirstsemesterofmyfreshmanyear.HaveIcomebecauseofparentalinfluence,orbecauseIhavesomegoalofmyownthatIwishtopursue?Afterponderingthesequestionsonmanyoccasions,IhavefinallyreachedtheconclusionthatIhavecometocollegenotforonesinglereason,butform

13、any,andthatitissomethingthatItrulywanttodo.Originally,myparentsdidinfluencemyopinionsabouteducationingeneral.Mymother,anelementaryschoolteacher,wasalwaysproudofmyacademicsuccesses,butsheneverreallypushedmeordemandedthatIachieveexcellentgrades.However,fromthebeginningofmyschooling,myparentsseemedtoas

14、sumethatIwouldattendcollege,andbythetimeIreachedhighschool,Ihadbecomeaccustomedtothatideaaswell.WhenIenteredhighschool,Ienrolledinthecollegepreparatoryprogramofferedthere,lookingaheadfouryearstocollegeattendance.However,asIproceededfurtherthroughhighschoolintomyjuniorandsenioryears,Ibecamegenuinelyi

15、nterestedinmanyofthesubjectswhichIwasstudying.Chemistry,physics,andcalculuswerethecourseswhichheldmyinterestmoststronglyandIfeltthatIwantedtocontinuetostudythoseareasbeyondthehighschoollevel.Uptothatpointinmylife,IhadalwaysclaimedthatIwantedtoattendcollege.butdidntrealizewhyuntilmyhighschoolcareerdr

16、ewtoaclose.(4)Finally,Ibegantorecognizeinmyselfastrongdrivetoobtainknowledge.IknewthatIwouldnotbecontenttosimply第3页endmyeducationalcareerwithhighschoolandentertheworkingworld.Itrulyfeltaneedtocontinuelearninginordertogainabetterunderstandingoftheworldaroundme.Myfinaldecisiontoattendcollegeseemedanat

17、uralone,andmychoiceofengineeringasafieldofstudycameeasilyaswell,sincetheprofessionfitwellwithmyacademicpreferences.ThefactthatIenjoylearningandgainingknowledgewasmymainreasonforchoosingtoentercollege,butImustadmitthatitwasnotthesolereason.Intodaysworld,acollegeeducationhasbecomealmostessentialifonew

18、ishestocompeteinthejobmarket.Inthenextseveralyears,thistrendwillsurelycontinue,withaBachelorsdegreebecomingalmostindispensableifonewishestofindaworthwhileposition,andaMastersdegreebecominghighlydesirableforadvancedpositions.Althoughitmaysoundmaterialistic,Ifeltthatattendingcollegewasapracticalandnec

19、essarystepwhichItooktoensureasecurefutureformyselfandmyfamily.Imademychoicetostudyengineeringprimarilyonthebasisofmyloveofmathematicsandthephysicalsciences;however,thefactthatitisawell-paidandrespectedprofessiondidhavesomeinfluenceonmyfinaldecisiontostudyengineering,ratherthanapuresciencecurriculum.

20、Eitherfieldwouldhaveallowedmetostudythosesubjectswhichholdmyinterest,butthedecisiontopursuetheonewhichwouldultimatelybemoreprofitablewasnotadifficultchoicetomake.AthirdreasonthatIamattendingcollegeisthatIhavealwayshopedthatIcouldmakeacontributiontotheworld.Iknewthatacareerinvolvingscienceandtechnolo

21、gywouldgivemethebestopportunitytodothis.Ialsoknewthatinordertopursuesuchacareer,Iwouldberequiredtogothroughcollege.Hopefully,thiswillenablemetosomedaymakeacontributiontotheexpansionofthefrontiersofsocietysknowledge,andtoinsomewaybenefitmankind.Finally,Ichosetoattendadiversifiedcollege,asopposedtoapu

22、relytechnicalinstitute,becauseIfeelthatcollegeshouldallowapersontogrowinareasotherthanpureacademics.Itshouldalsoexposethatstudenttoavarietyofsocialandpoliticalideas,helpingtoexpandhismentalhorizons.AttendingRutgersUniversityhasdefinitelyallowedmetocomeintocontactwithawidevarietyoflifestyleswhichcoul

23、donlybefoundtogetheronacollegiatecampus.Additionally,whileIamabletomajorinascientificfieldatRutgers,Iamabletosimultaneouslytakecourseswhichexploreotherfieldsofstudyandallowmetobecomeamorediversifiedandwell-roundedperson.Thisoverallgainofgeneralknowledgewhichisavailableonlytothecollegestudentisanothe

24、rreasonthatIwasluredtowardthepursuitofahighereducation.Thus,Icametocollegenotforonereason,butforseveraldifferentones.ItwassomethingthatIhadplanned,evenwithoutfullyknowingwhy,forseveralyears.Itwascertainlythenextlogicalstepinmyeducationalcareerafterthecompletionofhighschool.However,onlyinmyfinaltwoye

25、arsofhighschooldidIactuallybegintorecognizeinmyselftheinherentdesiretoobtaininformationandlearningwhichpursuetheothergoalswhichIhadsetformyself.IalsoknewthatIwantedtobecomeamorediversifiedperson,andthatacollegeeducationwasthebestmeanstoattainthatend.WhyhaveIchosentoattendcollege?SometimesIamunsureof

26、theexactreasonmyself.Iamsure,however,thatitiswhatIshoulddoandwhatIwanttodowiththenextfouryearsofmylife.III.Inthissection,therearetenincompletestatementsorquestions,followedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,Cand第4页D.ChoosethebestanswerandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.(20points,2pointsforeach)41.A

27、ccordingtothepassage,theauthorcametocollegemainly_.A.outofhisownwillB.becauseofsocialpressureC.outofrespectforhisparentsD.becauseoffinancialattraction42.Theword“pondering”inParagraphlcanbebestreplacedby_.A.answeringappropriatelyB.exploringthoroughlyC.dealingwithefficientlyD.thinkingcarefullyabout43.

28、AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheauthorsparents?A.Theyweredemanding.B.Theywereopen-minded.C.Theywereindifferenttohisfuture.D.Theywereanxiousabouthisfuture.44.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheword“genuinely”inParagraph3?A.reallyB.completelyC.immediatelyD.finallyItcanbei

29、nferredfromParagraph5that_.fewpeoplestudyforBachelorsdegreesacollegedegreemeansmorethaneverbeforecollegeeducationisrequiredforagoodfutureaMastersdegreecanguaranteeadvancedpositions46.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheword“indispensable”inParagraph5?C.advantageousD.helpful47.Theauthorchoseengineeri

30、ngmainlybecause_.A.itwasmorepopularB.hecouldmakemoremoneyC.hewasmoreinterestedinitD.hecouldbemoresuccessful48.Collegeeducationwasexpectedtomaketheauthor_.A.realisticB.technicallysophisticatedC.intelligentD.comprehensivelydevelopedTheauthorstatesinParagraph7that_.adiversifiedcollegecanprovideknowledg

31、einvariousfieldsadiversifiedcollegeistheonlyplacewhereapersoncanlearn第5页C.highereducationinadiversifiedcollegecanensuresuccessinthefutureD.astudentcanlearnasmanysubjectsashelikesinadiversifiedcollegeThepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisto_.advertiseeducationalinstitutionspersuadepeopletoobtaincollegedegreesemphasizetheimportanceofhighereducationexpresshisunderstandingoftodayseducationsystemsIV.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChineseandwritethetranslationonyourAnswerSheet.(10points,2point